Do you follow AFBI on Twitter?

Are you a twitter user? Do you follow @AFBI_NI? If you don’t you are missing out on an important connection with AFBI science. As a follower of @AFBI­_NI, you will have access to instant updates and advice in real time on a range of issues plus news on recent AFBI discoveries, events, and visits. It gives you the opportunity to see what we are up to on a daily basis and includes news and information that is not necessarily released elsewhere.

Connect with AFBI

Recent tweets posted by @AFBI_NI included:

Visits to AFBI

Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster visited recently to hold their annual stock judging competition at AFBI Hillsborough.

Seed Merchants visited AFBI Crossnacreevy to meet plant scientists and find out more about variety trials 

Potato blight warning

Potato blight warnings are issued with information of a potential period of blight and for growers to take steps to protect their crops. Blight warnings are issued in conjunction with CAFRE.

Meet the Scientist

AFBI profiles its scientists in a regular series, which also appear in our News and Views. You can get to know more about the scientist and the area they are working in.

Scientists present key research at conferences and exhibitions

AFBI scientists have been out and about promoting their work at scientific exhibitions and conferences as well as local agricultural and food shows locally and further afield, these included:

Drs (Lisa) Black and (Ethel) White were on the Agricultural Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) stand at Cereals 2016. This event is the leading technical event for the Arable Farming Industry. Drs Black and White were discussing the results of scientific research conducted at AFBI Crossnacreevy on the Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board Stand.

Dr Andrew Byrne of Veterinary Sciences Division presented a paper to the World Buiatrics Congress in Dublin recently.

His paper was entitled “Where and when are badgers (Meles meles) bovine tuberculosis positive?”; 

AFBI News and Views

AFBI’s newsletter News and Views is tweeted monthly offering followers instant access at the touch of a button.

We look forward to welcoming you as a follower of @AFBI_NI on twitter in the future if you are not already one of our 833 followers!

 

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